Allen Trail

California

California

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0.8 mi

Distance

505 ft

Gain

20 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Angeles National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.8 mi
Elevation gain
505 ft
Elevation loss
505 ft
Highest point
2,221 ft
Lowest point
1,897 ft
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Permits & access

No permit or access details on file for this trail — check with the local land manager before you go.

About this trail

Allen Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back hike in California with 505 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,221 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
2,221 ft
High point
2,221 ft
Total climbing
505 ft
Total descent
505 ft
Steepest stretch
10% grade right from the start
Length (round trip)
1.7 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Newhall 5nw, CA weather station, 9.3 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan63° high47° low
  2. Feb65° high45° low
  3. Mar70° high47° low
  4. Apr74° high49° low
  5. May81° high53° low
  6. Jun87° high57° low
  7. Jul94° high63° low
  8. Aug96° high64° low
  9. Sep91° high62° low
  10. Oct81° high56° low
  11. Nov71° high49° low
  12. Dec62° high44° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Source: USFS EDW boundaries

Conditions

Active alerts for Angeles National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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